National News Net on Deck for Sinclair

Brought to you by: TV Technology Magazine serving the Broadcast, Production, Broadband, Satellite and Mobile Markets Top Stories - 07.30.13 Deborah McAdams - Executive Editor   Quote of the Day: "You have to know how to accept rejection and reject acceptance." ~ Ray Bradbury On this Day: In 1932, Walt Disney's "Flowers and Trees" premiered. It was the first Academy Award-winning cartoon and the first short to use Technicolor. National News Net on Deck for Sinclair "To buy a full-blown news operation in our nation's capital and an infrastructure that allows us to be connected to our branches of government and be at the pulse of national issues is a once-in-a lifetime event," said David Smith, president and CEO of Sinclair. "We are especially excited to acquire the NewsChannel 8 local news channel, not only for the content it can provide our existing news stations, but moreover because their regional cable presence provides the perfect platform should we decide to expand it into other markets, especially given the amount of local news we produce across our entire portfolio." Sony, Panasonic To Develop 300 GB Optical Discs Sony and Panasonic have announced an agreement to develop 300 GB next generation optical discs for long term digital data storage, with the goal of introducing a product by the end of 2015. NewBay Issues Call for Entries for Inaugural Product Innovation Awards To be considered, the hardware, software or other products must be either new or have been upgraded since Jan.1, 2012. The nomination deadline is Aug. 31. News & Technology AUDIO: Linear Acoustic Announces Aero.100 DTV CE: Mobile Connected Devices Drive Industry INT'L: CJNT Montreal Chooses Ross for New Production Facilities INT'L: Hedgehog Selects Grass Valley for Lebanon's First HD OB Van WORKFLOW: KCRA Goes Live With Precis 4 and Oasis PEOPLE: Video Edge Seeks Technical Editor NewBay Offers Back Issues for .99 cents in July Don't miss this opportunity to pick up some of the back issues you may have missed. All back issue iPad downloads are just .99 each during the month of July. More Info » Industry Roundup Merger Expected to Create Media Buying Behemoth (Connect 2 Media & Entertainment) Australia's Foxtel Scraps 3D (Advanced Television) Google TV Hackers Open a Shell on Chromecast (Slashdot) Why the Internet Needs Cognitive Protocols (IEEE Spectrum) Budgeting for the Budgetless (Radio World) TV Technology White Papers NEW: "Beyond CALM," from Linear Acoustic offers a comprehensive, beginning-to-end approach to measuring and controlling loudness. "Efficiency is the Key Factor When Choosing a High-Power Broadcast Transmitter," from Rohde and Schwarz discusses the pros and cons of energy-conserving transmitter technologies. "Transmission System Total Cost of Ownership," from Harris provides an overview on reducing overall transmission facility costs of ownership. Multiple factors must be considered. "Optimizing Hardware Systems for Adobe Premiere Pro CS6, After Effects CS6, SpeedGrade CS6, and Photoshop Extended CS6," from Adobe discuses how users of Adobe Premiere Pro CS6, After Effects CS6, SpeedGrade CS6 and Photoshop Extended CS6 software can analyze their needs based on the type of work they do.   ©2013 NewBay Media, LLC

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